Como Roundhouse

[Rick]

While driving towards my next destination in Colorado I saw a sign for a roundhouse off to the right.
I made the right hand turn and less than a quarter mile sat this roundhouse in Como, CO.
Unfortunately the site is fenced off and is only open a few days out of the year.
I would have loved to get in there and look around.









This was the best I could do of getting a picture of the roundhouse.
Reminded me of the kit that SRMW made.

[deemery]

My photos of Como here: http://davebert.photos/ColoradoFrontRange07/colorado07_014.html

Model Masterpieces did a kit of this in plaster.  It's a great kit, but takes a lot of work.  Those pop up on auction sites on occasion.  

dave

[Rick]

Dave, you were lucky to get in.
Was it open more often then?
You also saw six stalls and there's only three now.
The others were damaged in a fire.

[deemery]

As I recall, the restoration work was just getting started back when I visited in 2007.  It's a shame they lost 3 stalls in a fire, but presumably the stone is OK and can be used to maintain the remaining stalls.  I think these were 'film camera' shots, sorry the interior photos are so dark!

dave

[PRR Modeler]

Thanks for sharing Rick and Dave.